Verify email in Java

Question

Is there any way to verify in Java code that an e-mail address is valid. By valid, I don\'t just mean that it\'s in the correct format (someone@domain.subdomain), but that\'

Answer 1

If you're using GWT, you can't use InternetAddress, and the pattern supplied by MBCook is pretty scary.

Here is a less scary regex (might not be as accurate):

public static boolean isValidEmail(String emailAddress) {
    return emailAddress.contains(" ") == false && emailAddress.matches(".+@.+\\.[a-z]+");
}